News About: Pharm. Affairs
Seoul National University ranks first among 18 universities in reputation
Seoul National University ranked first among 18 pharmacy colleges nationwide in terms of professors' capacity, educational environment and development, the daily Choongang Ilbo said on September 29.
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Business lobby group calls for easing regulations
The government needs to lift a variety of regulations to maximize the effect of its free trade pact with the United States, by permitting supermarkets to sell OTC products, including digestives, analgesics and antipyr...
Unified 2D bar code project set for prescription
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association is considering incorporating the controversial two dimensional (2D) bar code projects for prescription after receiving comments from its 2D- and prescription-related software suppl...
KPA chairman dismisses next year's parliamentary election
Won Hee-mok, chairman of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association, said that he would not run in the electoral district for the general elections next year.
His remarks came shortly after pharmacists decided to collec...
Stiffer competition seen in entry test for pharmacy college admission
Competition among high-school students to pass the entry test for pharmacy college admission is again fierce this year, an indication to seek more stable jobs amid soaring graduate unemployment.
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Pharmacists call for prescription refill system
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association has recently demanded the government introduce the prescription refill system in patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension.
In a meeting with a National Affairs Coord...
Pharmacists to face restricted outdoor advertising
Pharmacists will face a possible disadvantage when they fail to meet the revised outdoor advising regulations in establishing their pharmacy signboard, according to the Korean Pharmaceutical Association.
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Pharmacists to seek cap on credit card fee
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association said it will have a meeting with government officials over fees credit card firms charge pharmacies, demanding more fee slash in consideration of pharmacy's better management.
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An elderly patient spends 50,000 won a month at pharmacy
The elderly patients, over 65 years old, who visited a pharmacy, paid around 50,346 won on average, according to a report by the National Health Insurance Corporation on September 4.
The doctors' bills for these ol...
Battle looms over lip care products
With more young people keener on learning about how to make their lips healthy and glossy in all seasons-outdoors or indoors, many lip care producers are set for a fresh battle for leadership in the local market.
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